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1 AFTER RECYCLED CONTENT HOW PRODUCT TRANSPARENCY IS CHANGING THE WAY BUIDINGS ARE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED DANIEL OVERBEY AIA, WELL AP, LEED AP (BD+C, ID+C, O+M) DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

2 Image: Monash Global Discovery Application NYC #JustImagine

3 Image: Monash Global Discovery Application NYC #JustImagine

4 1 BILLION SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING DEMOLISHED PER YEAR 82 BILLION SQUARE FEET WILL BE REPLACED GLOBALLY FROM c Image: Monash Global Discovery Application NYC #JustImagine

5 = 82 BILLION SF ENERGY NEEDED TO DEMOLISH / REBUILD x 10 YEARS

6 25% MATERIAL IN LANDFILL IS DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE Image: Fredericton Region Solid Waste

7 OBSOLESCENCE PHYSICAL FUNCTIONAL ECONOMIC LOCATIONAL LACK OF RESEARCH INTO LIFECYCLE IMPACTS OF BUILDING MATERIALS Image: Fredericton Region Solid Waste

8 LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT

9 Image: The Coca-Cola Bottling Company

10 CONSUMER PRODUCTS COCA-COLA & MRI WASTE LCA FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ESP. CONTAINERS, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT BUILT ENVIRONMENT LCA FOR MATERIALS, BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CARBON FOOTPRINT 1970 s 1990 s 1960 s 1980 s 2000 s ENERGY CRISIS LCA FOR FUELS, ENERGY SYSTEMS POLLUTION LCA FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES; CHANGES AND DIAPER WARS

DIAPER WARS 1990 THE AMERICAN PAPER INSTITUTE FINDS DISPOSABLE DIAPERS TO BE PREFERABLE. (STUDY BY FRANKLIN ASSOCIATES) 1991 THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIAPER SERVICES CONCLUDES CLOTH IS BETTER.

11 DIAPER WARS 1990 THE AMERICAN PAPER INSTITUTE FINDS DISPOSABLE DIAPERS TO BE PREFERABLE. (STUDY BY FRANKLIN ASSOCIATES) 1991 THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIAPER SERVICES CONCLUDES CLOTH IS BETTER. (STUDY BY LEHRBERGER & JONES) 1992 PROCTER & GAMBLE REVERSES THE CONCLUSION ONCE MORE: DISPOSABLE IS BETTER. (STUDY BY A. D. LITTLE) 1992 NEW FRANKLIN ASSOCIATES STUDY CONCLUDES: IT DEPENDS (ENERGY, WATER, OR SOLID WASTE). Image: Parasol Co.

12 LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT LCA Image: Environmental Consultants

4 THINGS YOU NEED FOR ANY LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT GOALS AND SCOPE ACCORDING TO THE ISO STANDARDS LCI LIFECYCLE INVENTORY INVENTORY FLOWS OF WATER,

13 4 THINGS YOU NEED FOR ANY LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT GOALS AND SCOPE ACCORDING TO THE ISO STANDARDS LCI LIFECYCLE INVENTORY INVENTORY FLOWS OF WATER, ENERGY, RAW MATERIALS, AND RELEASES TO ENVIRONMENT LCIA LIFECYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT GAUGE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO ENVIRONMENT TOOLS BEES, SIMAPRO, TALLY, ATHENA

14 WASTE = FOOD Image: The Coca-Cola Bottling Company

MATERIALS & RESOURCES IN 1996, 136 MILLION TONS OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS WAS GENERATED 57% BY NON- RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN 2000: 75% OF U.S. LANDFILLS WERE FULL OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS IN 2014: 40% OF U.

15 MATERIALS & RESOURCES IN 1996, 136 MILLION TONS OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS WAS GENERATED 57% BY NON- RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN 2000: 75% OF U.S. LANDFILLS WERE FULL OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS IN 2014: 40% OF U.S. LANDFILLS WERE FULL OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, AFTER WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS

16 MAKING PROGRESS REUSING BUILDINGS PRIORITY NUMBER 1 THE BUILDING YOU DON T BUILD SMALLER BUILDINGS; ADAPTABILITY MODULAR CONSTRUCTION REDUCES WASTE AND INCREASES EFFICIENCY HIGH RECYCLED CONTENT BUT NEED TO DESIGN MATERIALS TO RECYCLE THE RECYCLED CONTENT

17 + ENVIRONMENT HUMAN HEALTH

18 THINK HOLISTICALLY. PRODUCTS BUILDINGS INDUSTRY Copyright: Jozef Polc

19 CMU Source: The Quartz Project

20 EPD ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS Source: Interface Image: The Coca-Cola Bottling Company

21 HPD HEALTH PRODUCT DECLARATIONS THIS OPEN STANDARD WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE A CONSISTENT REPORTING FORMAT THAT INCREASES THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCT CONTENT AND HEALTH INFORMATION. Image: The Coca-Cola Bottling Company

22 TRANSPARENCY.

WITH PURPOSE 1ST: DISCLOSURE MORE PRODUCT TRANSPARENCY. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. CONSISTENT FORMATTING. 2ND: BE BETTER INFORMED EASILY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION. APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISIONS.

23 WITH PURPOSE 1ST: DISCLOSURE MORE PRODUCT TRANSPARENCY. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. CONSISTENT FORMATTING. 2ND: BE BETTER INFORMED EASILY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION. APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISIONS. 3RD: OPTIMIZATION HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS. 4TH: SCALE IT UP AGGREGATE DATA ON MATERIALS AND RESOURCES. TOWARD ASSESSING LCA FOR ENTIRE STRUCTURES. EVENTUALLY: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMUNITY SCALE.

24 Image: Kieran Timberlake

25 Image: Kieran Timberlake

26 TYPICAL WORKFLOW LCA WORKFLOW Image: Kieran Timberlake

27 SINGLE-ATTRIBUTE DECISION-MAKING IS DEAD.

29 AFTER RECYCLED CONTENT HOW PRODUCT TRANSPARENCY IS CHANGING THE WAY BUIDINGS ARE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED DANIEL OVERBEY AIA, WELL AP, LEED AP (BD+C, ID+C, O+M) DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

LEEDing with LCA & EPDs

A business unit of AISI www.recycle-steel.org LEEDing with LCA & EPDs MBA Green Builders Symposium October 15 th, 2015 Presentation Objectives Background on AISI/SRI LCA Overview Whole Building LCA LEED